Attention to "hidden" otitis media

Acute otitis media is not like a cold fever, all of a sudden will be able to see. Baby was also small, would not say that, coupled with acute otitis media more and more "hidden", it is not easy to be aware of. Now, let us tell you how to observe your baby is diagnosed with acute otitis media? What circumstances give rise to acute otitis media?

Understanding of acute otitis media
Acute otitis media refers to acute inflammation of the middle ear cavity is a 4-year-old child following one of the most frequently asked questions. Otitis media due to Eustachian tube (connecting the middle ear cavity and the nasal cavity and posterior wall) dysfunction or obstruction caused by secondary bacterial infection caused by. Without timely treatment, can cause hearing impairment, or even slow language development and learning ability.
These performance, your baby may be suffering from acute otitis media by
Fever
Fever is a symptom of acute otitis media representatives. Baby fever for 3 consecutive days above 37.5 ℃, take medicine when burning is persistent, it is necessary to have a baby suffering from otitis media to consider the possibility, it is necessary to check as soon as possible to ear-nose-throat.
Flexible ear
Children in the 2-year-old used to be a hard nut to crack where the pain of their own, but the action he will tell you. If he continue to touch the ears, scratch their ears, pulling ears, to think he is not suffering from otitis media.
Shaking his head
Shaking his head about otitis media is an important feature of patients. Uncomfortable because the ears, your baby will attempt to alleviate the symptoms of shaking his head. So, to discover restless baby, shaking his head, it is necessary to think of his ears may be uncomfortable.
Crying
The child suddenly became agitated, non-stop crying, and pain at night and sleep because of bad sleep, when to take him to see a doctor immediately.
Ear effusion
Attack of acute otitis media, middle ear will be water, membrane swelling. When perforation of tympanic membrane, there will be outflow of yellow secretions. Children around the ears if there is dry skin, it is necessary to pay attention to the.
Poor hearing
Effusion tympanic membrane there will lead to hearing loss. If you discover calls to your baby unresponsive, do not pay attention to him several times,
To quickly take him to the ENT examination.
These factors, the baby may suffer from acute otitis media
Respiratory tract and nasopharynx disease
For example, cold, rhinitis, pharyngitis and so on. Middle ear and the nose, pharynx tube connected. When the existence of a large number of nasopharyngeal bacteria, these pathogens can easily enter the ears. So, baby, when influenza, with particular attention to whether his ear abnormalities.
Swimming
Swimming, water entering the ear from the external auditory canal, tympanic membrane if there is no hole, then water will not enter the middle ear from the external ear. However, if more Azeri pool, clean and do not be put in place when the bacteria in the water or disinfectant through the child's nose and mouth into the body, resulting in a cold, which caused by otitis media.
Lay milk
Study from the United States said: baby lying flat water, milk, water or milk to the direction of flow of the nasopharynx, leading to the risk of otitis media. So, baby milk or other beverages when raising his head to some, and at any time to erase his flow of water or milk out.
Fatigue
Lack of sleep or too much physical exertion is the main reason for the decline in immunity. The law of life, a balanced diet coupled with regular exercise to stay healthy is very important. So, do not let children play too tired, and must be fully and let him rest.
Smoking
European study shows that: the house was smoking, easy-induced otitis media. Even if you went to the balcony that smokers smoking, his hair and clothes will be stained with cigarette harmful substances. He then hold your baby, these harmful substances will be adsorbed on the baby on the nasopharyngeal mucosa to cause inflammation.
Collective life
In kindergarten, children, or exposure to influenza virus infection significantly increased, thus increasing the possibility of suffering from otitis media.
Out
The train or in a confined public transport aircraft, or in poorly ventilated, the densely populated public places, it is easy to become infected with influenza virus, but also makes it easy for baby to suffer from otitis media. Therefore, the children go out, to the extent possible, avoid crowded places.
Treatment interruption
Acute otitis media usually having symptoms after a few days will be given medicine to ease or even disappear, then do not judge according to their own baby has been good on that, and stop medication and treatment. Stop long-term treatment of acute otitis media is not even one of the reasons to chronic.
These problems, the mother may be concerned about
Q: Why is it that some children will be recurrent otitis media?
A: Media and body have a certain relationship. Not the same as physical fitness, the risk of infection are also different. Repeated middle ear infection in children, their relatively weak immune system. In addition, the otitis media-prone and easy to repeatedly, and the house was smoking, treatment also has a lot to complete. Therefore, recurrent otitis media children, family is best not to smoke, but also must adhere to a completely cured after doctors confirmed that the treatment can be stopped.
Q: discharging ear to how to deal with?
A: discharging ear, in addition to acute otitis media, otitis externa is also possible that. Secretions of children found out of the ear, nose and throat should be treated immediately. And ears in direct contact with pillows, sheets should be promptly cleaned, kept clean, otherwise, the outflow of pus in the ear can cause skin inflammation. Do not use cotton baby's ears stick out of rubbing it in order not to damage your baby's skin or membrane of the external auditory canal so that the disease becomes more serious.
Q: child pain straight ear scratch, what are the means to alleviate it?
A: baby ear pain, it is necessary to quickly take him to the hospital emergency room. If the home glycerol, 2% of phenol eardrops can be used to the baby. If the baby discharging eardrum has been perforated, then 3% hydrogen peroxide can be used to clean baby ears, the local instillation of ofloxacin eardrops.
Q: If you suspect your baby suffering from otitis media, is to check or to pediatric ENT check-up?
A: If the child has obvious symptoms of otitis media, it is best to check directly to the ENT. Diagnosed as otitis media to check the tympanic membrane, ear-nose-throat doctors who are dedicated tools such as inspection otoscope, to carefully observe the tympanic membrane, such as the baby inside the ear.
Q: doctor of medicine on time and forgot how to use children to do?
A: The best time to use the children. If you want to feel that the kindergarten children, it is difficult to ensure that on the 1st 3 times his medication, or if you need to go to work, only to him sooner or later use, you can discuss with the doctor, replaced on the 1st 2nd medicine.
Otitis media: such treatment, so care
Treatment:
● choose doctor-sensitive antibiotics to control infection, active treatment of the cause, improve middle ear ventilation, nasal application of intranasal drug, and maintain the nasal cavity and pharyngeal opening of eustachian tube patency.
● non-perforated eardrum, the ear canal with drops of glycerine with 2% phenol in order to reduce earache and promote local inflammation subsided.
● If the eardrum has been perforated, then to maintain good drainage for the purpose of 3% hydrogen peroxide can be used to clean, clear empyema of the external auditory canal, local instillation of drug-sensitive, short-term symptoms significantly improved.
At home should pay attention to things
● If the baby at night with ear pain, you can use the doctor gave him medicine.
● can not decide when to stop treatment, we must wait until the doctor said "Never a" do.